CVE-2026-105680BIT-ghost-2026-105680GHSA-x3mg-q38v-m562

Ghost: Authorization Issue Allowed Author Role to Delete any Post

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CVSS

6.5Medium

ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV

Exploit odds (EPSS)0.27%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS

Fixed in6.60.0Fixed versionGitHub

Published5 Oct 2026Updated 13 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Impact

Staff with the Author role could delete posts and pages that they did not author.

Vulnerable versions

This vulnerability is present in Ghost from v5.81.0 up to v6.60.0.

Patches

v6.60.0 contains a fix for this issue.

How to update

For self-hosters using Docker, find Docker's official Ghost image here. Updating a Docker-based Ghost instance is documented here.

If your Ghost is a Ghost-CLI install see our documentation on updating it to the latest version here.

References

Ghost thanks Ethan Wilkins of Armadin, Mihir Shishulkar, Jan Kahmen of TuringPoint, and Hao Long for disclosing this vulnerability responsibly.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@ghost.org](mailto:security@ghost.org).